Chapter 06: Historical Perspectives:
Influences on the Present
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing student is correct when identifying which programs as having the
distinction of being the first for nursing that were developed from planned
research and controlled experimentation?
a. Diploma programs
b. Associate degree programs .
c. Baccalaureate programs
d. Master’s and doctoral programs
ANS: B
An advisory committee was established in 1952 by the American Association of
Junior Colleges along with the National League for Nursing (NLN). This committee
researched the development of the associate degree nursing program, evaluated
associate degree graduates, and determined the future implications of the associate
degree of nursing.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 136 OBJ: Compare and contrast the types of educational
preparation for nursing.
TOP: Nursing education MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
2. Which of the following is true of ancient Egyptian physicians and how they used
ancient medicine to treat patients? .
a. They focused on finding a cure for maladies.
, b. They focused on treating maladies.
c. Treatments were often provided by antibiotics. .
d. Treatments focused on driving out evil spirits.
ANS: D
Ancient Egyptian physicians focused treatment on driving out evil spirits rather than
curing or treating maladies. Ancient Egyptian physicians did not have access to
antibiotics during that time period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 125 TOP: Nursing history: people and places OBJ: Explain the early
European contributions to nursing. MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
3. Which action resulted from the command of George Washington during colonial
times?
a. Women were banned from providing nursing care.
b. Women were hired to serve meals and provide care to the ill.
c. Men were hired to serve meals to the ill. .
d. Most of the individuals in the large hospitals providing care were women.
ANS: B
At the command of George Washington, women were hired to serve meals and
provide care to the wounded and ill. During this time, most of the individuals in the
large hospitals providing care were men.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 131 OBJ: Explain the forces that affect the role of American nurses.
TOP: American nursing: critical factors MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
4. Which of the following is a technical nurse duty, as described by Mildred
Montag? .
, a. Changing a dressing with supervision from a nurse (RN, BSN)
b. Giving medication independently
c. Taking a radiograph .
d. Prescribing medications
ANS: A
Changing a dressing with supervision is a duty that a technical nurse would perform,
according to Mildred Montag (1951). A technical nurse would be educated at a
community college and would be eligible to become licensed as an RN. A technical
nurse or bedside nurse would have a broader scope of education than a practical nurse
(LPN) and a narrower scope of education than a professional nurse (BSN, RN).
Giving medications independently, taking a radiograph, and prescribing medications
would be inappropriate for a technical nurse (nurse technician) in this role developed
by Mildred Montag.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering REF: p. 136 OBJ:
Explain the events that have affected the role of American nurses. TOP:
History of nursing education MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
5. Which of the following is an example of advocacy by the nurse?
a. Refusing to give a patient a medication because it cont radicts the nurse’s
beliefs
b. Questioning a doctor’s order that appears unsafe
c. Giving a patient medication against his/her wishes because the nurse
believes it to . be in the best interest of the patient
d. Giving out the patient’s health information to a questioning family
member
ANS: B
An example of advocacy is questioning a doctor’s order that appears unsafe. Other
examples of advocacy include promoting patient comfort and supporting patient
decisions regarding health care choices. Refusing to give a medication because it
Influences on the Present
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nursing student is correct when identifying which programs as having the
distinction of being the first for nursing that were developed from planned
research and controlled experimentation?
a. Diploma programs
b. Associate degree programs .
c. Baccalaureate programs
d. Master’s and doctoral programs
ANS: B
An advisory committee was established in 1952 by the American Association of
Junior Colleges along with the National League for Nursing (NLN). This committee
researched the development of the associate degree nursing program, evaluated
associate degree graduates, and determined the future implications of the associate
degree of nursing.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 136 OBJ: Compare and contrast the types of educational
preparation for nursing.
TOP: Nursing education MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
2. Which of the following is true of ancient Egyptian physicians and how they used
ancient medicine to treat patients? .
a. They focused on finding a cure for maladies.
, b. They focused on treating maladies.
c. Treatments were often provided by antibiotics. .
d. Treatments focused on driving out evil spirits.
ANS: D
Ancient Egyptian physicians focused treatment on driving out evil spirits rather than
curing or treating maladies. Ancient Egyptian physicians did not have access to
antibiotics during that time period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 125 TOP: Nursing history: people and places OBJ: Explain the early
European contributions to nursing. MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
3. Which action resulted from the command of George Washington during colonial
times?
a. Women were banned from providing nursing care.
b. Women were hired to serve meals and provide care to the ill.
c. Men were hired to serve meals to the ill. .
d. Most of the individuals in the large hospitals providing care were women.
ANS: B
At the command of George Washington, women were hired to serve meals and
provide care to the wounded and ill. During this time, most of the individuals in the
large hospitals providing care were men.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering
REF: p. 131 OBJ: Explain the forces that affect the role of American nurses.
TOP: American nursing: critical factors MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
4. Which of the following is a technical nurse duty, as described by Mildred
Montag? .
, a. Changing a dressing with supervision from a nurse (RN, BSN)
b. Giving medication independently
c. Taking a radiograph .
d. Prescribing medications
ANS: A
Changing a dressing with supervision is a duty that a technical nurse would perform,
according to Mildred Montag (1951). A technical nurse would be educated at a
community college and would be eligible to become licensed as an RN. A technical
nurse or bedside nurse would have a broader scope of education than a practical nurse
(LPN) and a narrower scope of education than a professional nurse (BSN, RN).
Giving medications independently, taking a radiograph, and prescribing medications
would be inappropriate for a technical nurse (nurse technician) in this role developed
by Mildred Montag.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering REF: p. 136 OBJ:
Explain the events that have affected the role of American nurses. TOP:
History of nursing education MSC: NCLEX®: Not applicable
5. Which of the following is an example of advocacy by the nurse?
a. Refusing to give a patient a medication because it cont radicts the nurse’s
beliefs
b. Questioning a doctor’s order that appears unsafe
c. Giving a patient medication against his/her wishes because the nurse
believes it to . be in the best interest of the patient
d. Giving out the patient’s health information to a questioning family
member
ANS: B
An example of advocacy is questioning a doctor’s order that appears unsafe. Other
examples of advocacy include promoting patient comfort and supporting patient
decisions regarding health care choices. Refusing to give a medication because it
